| Body | This activity serves as an example of the principles discussed in this week’s InterCom Topic of the Week.
Objectives: Teachers will be able to:
- Identify how many hours each day they spend on specific tasks
- Articulate their values
- Determine whether they spend time each day on tasks that match their values
- Set goals for adjusting how they spend time each day
Materials needed:
Procedure:
- Read the short article “Changing Times” online at http://graphics.wsj.com/time-use/.
- Then, consider how you spend your time by completing Part 1 of Handout 1: My Time and My Values.
- Either by yourself as a free write or in discussion with a colleague, articulate whether the way you spend your time is typical or atypical compared to other Americans discussed in the article.
- Complete Part 2 of Handout 1: My Time and My Values.
- Articulate whether the ways in which you spend their time matches your values. Brainstorm ways in which you could adjust how you spend your time to allow more opportunities to do activities that align with your values.
- Complete Handout 2: My Action Plan. Display the action plans somewhere prominent in your home or workspace.
- Each Friday afternoon for the next six weeks, review your action plan and complete the weekly progress check.
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